Marine Le Pen launches her French presidential campaign at Orleans

25 October 2026

Marine Le Pen launched her campaign for the French presidency with a rally at Orleans, where organisers put attendance at 8,500.
She is the presidential candidate of the Rassemblement National, the National Rally, a nationalist and anti-immigration party.
The French presidential election is due in May 2027. Le Pen said a Le Pen presidency would restore the rule of law.
Jordan Bardella, who was re-elected president of the party with 98.98 per cent of the vote, introduced her on stage and would be her prime minister if she wins.
Le Pen has given up chairing the party's group in the National Assembly, and Sebastien Chenu is taking over that role.
About 3,000 security and emergency personnel were deployed in Orleans over the weekend.